Deans

  • Mason White

    Professor Mason White was appointed as Dean of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design for a five-year term from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2031. Professor White previously served as the Director of the MArch program, the Post-Professional MArch/MLA, and the Master of Urban Design. Mason White is a Professor […]

  • Joseph Milner

    Professor Joseph Milner was appointed Interim Dean of the Rotman School of Management from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Professor Milner served as the Vice-Dean, MBA Programs since 2020 and the Academic Director of the Full-Time MBA program from 2018 to 2020. Professor Milner holds the Magna Professorship in Management. His research interests include service operations […]

  • Mark Schmuckler

    Professor Mark Schmuckler was appointed Interim Vice-Principal (Academic) & Dean, University of Toronto Scarborough for a one-year term effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Professor Schmuckler’s previous appointments include: Interim Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, Research Facilities and Infrastructure, UTSC;  Acting Chair of Health and Society, UTSC; Acting Vice-Provost, Academic Programs and Innovations […]

  • Christopher Essert

    Professor Christopher Essert was appointed Dean of the Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law beginning February 2026. Professor Essert previously served as the Associate Dean of the JD Program from 2020 to 2025. Professor Essert’s research focuses on private law, property and tort theory, and legal and political philosophy. As a NSERC and SSHRC funded […]

  • Creso Sá

    Professor Creso Sá was appointed Acting Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, while the current Dean, Professor Erica Walker, is on leave. Professor Sá currently serves as Vice-Dean, Academic Operations at OISE. Creso Sá is a Distinguished Professor of Science Policy, Higher Education, and Innovation. He is an internationally recognized scholar for his […]

  • Stephen Wright

    Professor Stephen Wright was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science for a five-year term from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2031 after serving as Acting Dean since 2025. Professor Wright served as the Vice-Dean, Research & Infrastructure at the Faculty of Arts & Science. He served as chair and graduate […]

  • Lisa Robinson

    Professor Lisa Robinson was appointed Dean of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine beginning July 2024 for a five-year term. Professor Robinson also oversees relationships with the University’s numerous affiliated hospitals as Vice-Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions. Professor Robinson is a clinician scientist in the Department of Paediatrics and Institute of Medical Science who currently […]

  • Robyn Stremler

    Professor Robyn Stremler was appointed Dean of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing for a five-year term beginning May 2024 after serving as Acting Dean. Professor Stremler previously served as the Associate Dean, Academic in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. Professor Stremler is also the former Director of the PhD program, and previously served […]

  • Javed Mostafa

    Professor Javed Mostafa was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Information beginning September 1, 2023. Professor Mostafa comes to U of T from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), where he served as a Professor and the leader of an interdisciplinary informatics training program called the Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP) that […]

  • Ryan McClelland

    Professor Ryan McClelland was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Music for a five-year term from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2031 and the inaugural holder of the Metcalfe Family Decanal Chair in Music. Professor McClelland previously served as the Faculty of Music’s Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs from 2013 to 2024 […]